Pictures of the Week: January 30 to February 5, 2017

Creosote Plant is Unlikely Spot for 'Arty' Pictures Beauty is where you find it. For example, this picture represents an abstraction in black and white, but it actually is a train of cages used at the Jennison-Wright Corp., 2463 Broadway. The cages are loaded with wood blocks, which are rolled into a 132-foot-long chamber where a creosote -and tar mixture is impregnated into the blocks under pressure. They are used as factory flooring to John Seeley, assistant superintendent. Toledo Blade staff photographer John Collier found the beauty in the pattern of light and shadows. Mr. Seeley said that artists groups often work in the yard on Sundays. Toledo Blade file photo dated Feb. 5, 1968 Visit link in bio for more photos by our award-winning staff of photographers, past and present. #toledoblade #bladenews #theblade #toledoohio #youwilldobetterintoledo #itmatterswhereyoumakeit #glasscity #history #nostalgia

Ottawa Hills elementary students Finn Genzman, left, Rohan Padhye, Saumya Talla and Michael Lin with their first place trophy from the 2017 Beach Tournament, an area high school level chess tournament, Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

Left to right Alexis Gonzales, 14, (Queen of Apostles), Devin Charles, 14, (Queen of Apostles), and Angelina Barone, 14, (St. Rose) participate in the "Dialogue to Change Program" Tuesday January 31, 2017, at Queen of Apostles School in Toledo, Ohio. The goal of Dialogue to Change Toledo is to create positive community change to combat racism that includes people from all backgrounds.

Sarah Tognozzi, left, helps her daughter Eloise, 5, to view the duckweed under a microscope. They live in Toledo. The Toledo Botanical Garden offe rs a rare, sneak peek of its balmy, tropical paradise greenhouse at the garden in Toledo, Ohio on February 5, 2017. The free event included make and take activities and educational opportunities.

Jennifer Elsworth, left, park programming and interpretation coordinator, shows Trenton Grills, 4, right, of Haskins, a stuffed groundhog during a special Groundhound Day event at Wildwood Metropark on February 2, 2017.

Eighth grader Makayla Dickson sets up a fishing game as students at East Broadway Middle School made arcade games out of boxes to make classrooms of different grade levels work together to inspire creativity and keep building the positive relationships among all students in the school, Monday, January 30, 2017. Students were given 15 minutes to play the game and win prizes.

Julian Mack, activist and a leader of the local Black Lives Matter movement, leads a chant and walks during a march organized by the University of Toledo's Muslim Students Association and others on January 30, 2017. The protests were against the Trump administration's exceutive order over the weekend to bar entry to the US for people from seven majority-Muslim nations.

Jessica Mahaney throws a fruit pie in the face of principal Nathan Preston during a celebration of high testing goals at Winterfield Venture Academy in Toledo. The other two teachers who threw pies were Kyle Fellers, center, and Trish Smith, foreground, facing camera.

Stephen Scheiderer, 18, and his sister Olivia, 10, find things to photograph together Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Cullen Park in Point Place. The pair said they like to photograph a little bit of everything, and were out focusing on nature Wednesday afternoon.

Rafiq Lartey, 17, an exchange student from Ghana studying at Scott High School, center left, talks with Angela Davis, activist, scholar and author, center right, after Ms. Davis delivered her remarks to a packed room of about 1,000 people Saturday, February 4, 2017, at the University of Toledo Student Union. Ms. Davis was invited to speak by the Division of Student Affairs in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for the university's Black History Month kickoff luncheon.

Ling, a new baby Francois' langur at the Toledo Zoo, is pictured with her mother, Ashes, Thursday, February 2, 2017. Ling was born on January 15 to Ashes and her father, Dong Puong. At right is an unidentified sibling.

A pedestrian uses an umbrella to shield himself from snow as he enters a parking lot on Adams Street between Huron and Superior Superior streets Tuesday January 31, 2017 in Toledo. The area was blanketed by an overnight snowfall.

Bowling Green's Antwon Lillard, 11, and Dylan Frye body bump in reaction to Frye's three-pointer at end of the first half during basketball game against Toledo at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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The Bowling Green Falcons surround Zack Denny, center, after he score the go-ahead three-pointer during overtime of the basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Toledo's Jaelan Sanford fouls Bowling Green's Zack Denny during second half of the basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Bowling Green's Antwon Lillard is fouled by Miami's Michael Weathers during the second half of the basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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Bowling Green's Ashley Tunstall puts a rebound back up during basketball game against Akron at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Toledo's Evan Rankin (86) is taken to the boards by Reading's Todd Perry (7) during the first period of the Wednesday, February 1, 2017, hockey match up at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.

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Toledo's celebrates their first goal of the game with a Walleye thrown on the ice during the first period of the Friday, February 3, 2017, hockey match up against Reading at the Huntington Center in downtown Toledo.